Garment bag



June 20, 1944.

L. SCHWARTZMAN 2,351,882

GARMENT BAG Filed March 16, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR LEONQE JIIWAR MA 3e 3m BY ATTORNEY June 20, 1944. C TZMAN 2,351,882

GARMENT BAG Filed March 16 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet? w so 24 4 u 25 29 L k fl'fl lfifl11'] ll. fifilyll llllHummy m INVENTOR LEONCE scnwnmz M4 NATTORNEY Patented June 20, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LeonceSchwartzman, Baltimore, assignor' to Protex Products Company; Inc JerseyCity,

N. J a corporation Application March 1s,1943', seria11%. 479,33 l I;

8 Claims. (01. got- 7 This invention relates to garment bags. An objectof this invention is to provide a bag of the character described whichmay be supported on the 'usual horizontal closet clothes rod,

the construction being such that the garment hangers also may be engagedon the rod and within the bag, thus eliminating the frames of garmentbags heretofore used on which the garment hanger were hung; and alsoeliminating the usual hooks on such frames which'engaged the closet rod,thus saving in metal, while providing a strong support for the garments;

A further object of this invention is to provide a garment bag havingmeans to support the bag on the usual closet clothes rod, withoutnecessity for hooks, the construction being such that thebag may be madeof any desired width'and per mitting thebag to be shifted sideways onthe rod. With such construction the weight of the garments is onthe'closet rod or pole-and not on any part of the bag. Furthermore, itis easier to hook the garment hanger on the closet rod than on the usualheretofore.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a garmentbag-of the character; de-' scribed having a closure which normallyremainsclosed without necessity for the usual slide fas-- tenerheretofore used and which closureis dust.

proof and moth proof. Yet another object of this invention is to providea garment bag of the character described having a longitudinal openingthrough which garments are inserted in the bag, the material on oppositesides of the opening interfolded in such a way so as to close thegarment bag without necessity for other fastening devices.

Yet another object of this invention is to pro vide a strong and durablegarment bag of the character described which shall be relatively inexpensive to manufacture, easy to manipulate and which shall yet bepractical and efficient to a high degree in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part, be obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out. The invention accordingly consistsin the fe a-ltures of construction, combinations of elements,f

and arrangement of parts which will be ex'empli fled in the constructionhereinafter described.

and of which the scope of application will be in-I dicated in thefollowing claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which-is shown one of the variouspossible illustrative embodiments of this invention, v

Fig. l is a perspective view of agarmentbagl garment bag frames "used ofthe bag, as will be described hereinafter. Said. 1 sheets 2|, 22 arestitched to the front edge of the embodying the invention, hung on a.closet rod; --Fig.--.2 is a transverse cross-sectionalview of. thebag;

. Fig; 3 is across-sectional viewtakenv online 33 of Fig.2;

Fig. '4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 4 4 ofFig.2; V

Fig. .5.is a cross-sectional view taken on line 55 ofFig.1; I 7 Fig. 6is aiperspective view of the-top frame for the garment bag; and Fig. .7is a view similar to Fig. a modified construction.v v Referring now indetail to the, drawings, Hl designates a garmentbag embodying theinven-. tion hung on the usual horizontal closet clothes rod -.l Ionwhich garments onhangers are usually hung. The rod II is rigid andstrong', and as shown hereinafter the garments. maybe inserted withinthe bag and suspended on said rod. Thebag ill-may bemade of any suitablesoft or flexible sheet material such as cloth, Pliofilm, Cellophane orother material. The sameis generally prismatic in shape andhasparallelside walls l4, abottom wall l5 and arear. wall it,stitched'together bytseams l1 and I8 atthe bottom and rear edges of thebag, respectively.

6 showin Stitched to the front edges of side wall I4 as..at seams l9 and20, are overlapping, interfoldedv sheets 2| and 22 forming a closureforthe front bottom wall [5 bythe seam l' I which extends all around theperipheral edge of the bottom wall.

Stitchedto the upper edge of the front, side and:

rear walls is a top wall formed in two parts designated by'numerals 24.and 25. The front part '24 is stitched to theupper edge of the sidewalls It at seams 26 and to the upper end of the sheets 2|, 22 by theseam '21. vThe rear part 25 is stitched to the upper end of the rearwall l6 by seam 28, and to the upper edge of the side walls l4 by seams29. The inner ends of parts 24, 25 overlap as shown in Fig. 54 of thedrawing and are attached together by any suitable releasably fasteningmeans such as snap fastener 30. If desired'the snap fasteners may bereplaced by tie. cords. X

- Thetop wall of the garment bag is thus split transversely across themiddle. The side walls l 4 are also notched downwardly from the upperends thereof at the middle, as at 33, to permit Extending downwardlyfrom the side edges of top wall 24 are flaps 35 stitched to side wallsl4 as at 35a adapted to close the notches 33 above the rod so as toengage the rod to prevent dust from entering the bag.

There is also attached to the top wall part 25' and mounted on the rod His a frame 40made of card board, paper board, composition or any othersuitable stiff material. Member 40 has a top wall 4| contacting theunderside of top wall 24, side walls 42 located adjacent the insid ofside walls I4, and end walls 43 adjacent the front and rear walls of thebag. The side walls 42 have similar, aligned semi-circular notches 44 atthe mid-portions thereof extending to the lower edges 45 of said sidewalls. The height of member 4!lis such that when the rod is receivedwithin the notches 44 the top wall 4| will snugly fit against the undersurfaces of the top wall parts 24, 25 there being enough clearance topermit insertion of the frame.

In mounting the bag on the rod the parts 24, 25 are unfastened andopened up. The rod is then moved through the opening in the top wall anddown into the notches 33. The frame 40 is then passed through theopening at the front of the bag which is produced by opening up thesheets 2|, 22 in the manner hereinafter appearing, and slippin the framemember above'the rod and beneath the top wall of the bag to fit withinthe top of the bag, so that the rod engages within the notches 44. n

It will now be understood that the bag is supported on the rod l and maybe shifted sideways. It may be made of any desired width. No hook isnecessary for mounting the bag on the rod Garments on garment hangersmay be inserted intothe bag andhung directly on the rod Thus the usualframe which supports the garment hangers ingarment bagsh'eretofore madeare entirely eliminated.

The closure for the front of the bag will now be described. This closurecomprises the sheets 2|, 22.' The sheet --22 comprises a front portion50 extending from the seam about of the width of the-front of the bagtowards the seamv 9, and extending therefrom is a folded back por tion5| which is folded, inwardly about fold 14. The sheet 2|, comprises aportion -52 which extends from the seam l9 toward the seam 2U andvoverlaps the inner sideof sheet 22. The portion 52 extends just beyondthe inner edge of portion 5| of sheet 22. Extending therefrom is afolded back portion 53 folded about. fold 53a and lo-. cated betweensheet portions 5|) and 5| of sheet 22. Extending from the sheet portion53 is .a folded back portion 54 which is folded about fold 54aandcontacts the sheet portion 53 and also contacts the inner surface ofsheet portion 5|. The'sheet portion, 5| is thus disposed between thesheet portion 52 and 54. It will be under stood that the sheet portions2| and 22 with all their folds are stitched together at the top andbottom by the seams 21 and I1, respectively.

"There is thus provided .anairproof and moth proof closure for the frontof the bag. I

To open the bag it is necessary to unfold the folds at the front of thebag. When the folds are released they will fold together again'and thusclose the bag.

As shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings the side walls 42 of the frame member40 may be provided with curved, semi-circular plates 10 hinged theretoas at H, adjacent the notches 44. Member 10 may be pivotally moved toengage the lower portions of the rod to aid in closing the openings ornotches 33 through which the rod passes.

A plurality of pairs of tie strings 12, I3 may be stitched to the seamI9 and folded edge I4 of sheet 22. Each pair of tie strings may be tiedtogether to retain the bag in closed condition.

A card board stiffener 80 may be placed within the bottom of the bag asshown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a 'device in which theseveral objects of thi invention are achieved, and which is well adaptedto meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth,it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaccompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

, Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent:

1. In combination, a garment bag having openings in its side wallsadjacent itstop wall, a rod passing through said openings, and a memberwithin the bag interposed between the rod and the underside of the topof the bag, said member resting on said rod and being supported therebyand having portions resting upon the rod, said member having a portionlocated above the portions which rest upon the rod, and contacting theunderside of the top wall of the bag to keep said top wall spaced abovesaid rod, and said bag being suspended on said member, whereby said rodsupports said member and bag.

2. In combination, a garment bag having aligned openings in a pair ofits opposite side walls adjacent its upper end, a rod passing throughsaid openings,.and a member within the bag interposed between the rodand the underside of the top of the bag, said member resting on saidrod, said bag being supported by said member, said member having a topwall and side walls extending downwardly from the top wall, said sidewalls having their lower edges formed with downwardly opening notchesengaging said rod.

3. A bag having side walls and a top wall, said top wall being opentransversely, and said side walls having notches on their upper endscommunicating with said openings in the top wall, a rod passing throughsaid notches, means to close the opening in the top of the bag, and. amember having means contacting the underside of the top wall of the bagand means contacting said rod, said bag being suspended on said member,and said member being supported by said rod, whereby said rod takes theweight of boththe member and the bag the means which contactsthe topwall of the bag being disposed above the means which contacts the rodwhereby to space the top wall of the bag above said rod.

4. A garment bag split transversely across the top, the upper ends ofthe sides of the bag. being notched at the split, a rod passing throughthe notches in the sides of the bag, means to releasably close the splitin the top of. the bag, and a frame within the bag interposed betweenthe rod and the top of the bag, said frame and bag being supported onsaid rod, said frame having a top wall, side walls, and end walls, saidside walls having their lower edges formed with downward- 1y openingaligned notches to receive and engage said rod.

5. In combination, a garment bag having aligned openings in a pair ofits opposite side walls adjacent its upper end, a rod passing throughsaid openings, and a member within the bag interposed between the rodand the underside of the top of the bag, said member resting on saidrod, said bag being supported by said member, said member havingportions formed at their lower edges with downwardly opening notchesengaging said rod.

6. In combination, a garment bag, a rod passing through said bag wherebygarment hangers may be hung in the bag and directly on said rod,

and means interposed between said rod and the top of the bag and havingportions resting on and contacting said rod and a portion contacting theunderside of the top of the bag to space the top of the bag from saidrod and to suspend the bag from said rod and to space the top of the bagabove said rOd.

I 7. In combination, a garment bag, a rod passing through said bagwhereby garment hangers may be hung in the bag and directly on said rod,

and means interposed between said rod and the top of the bag to spacethe top of the bag from said rod and to suspend the vbag from said rod,said means comprising a frame fitting the top of the bag and havingdownwardly opening means to engage said rod. 7

8. In combination, a garment bag having aligned openings in its oppositesides near the top thereof, a supporting rod extending through saidaligned openings, a unit arranged entirely within the top of the bag andhaving face contact with the top thereof, said unit including dependingportions resting on said supporting rod for holding the bag distendedand the top of the lat ter in spaced relation to said rod, said unitconstituting the sole. means for supporting the bag on the rod.

LEONCE SCHWARTZMAN.

